- Special Features
Foundation Year500 years oldSthala TreeMavilangai treeTheerthamRathamtrueArchitectureOther SpecialitySulakkal Mariamman is a Swaymbu. The scar caused by a cow is still visible on the deity.
- Sthala Puran
The cows of the farmers of Velayudhampalayam were gracing in this region. The farmers found that the quantity of milk from the cows was coming down. They wanted to know the cause and watched the cows and found that they were pouring the milk in a particular place and drove them off. But the leg of one cow was caught in a bush and when it took off its leg, the swaymbu came out a little damaged. There was a trident also near the Swayambu. The scar caused by the cow’s leg is still visible on the deity.
Ambika appeared in the dream of the owner of that particular cow and directed him to erect a temple for Her. The temple came into being then.
- Architecture
There is lamp post (Deepasthamba) and Flagpost (Kodimaram) at the entrance of the temple greeting he devotees.
- Alankar of Deity
Mother Mariamman is gracing the 400 year old sanctum sanctorum in a sitting form with her right leg folded and holding Udukkai and a sword in the right hands and trident and a skull in left hands.
- Prayers and BenefitsSpecial Vratas and Prayers
Sulakkal Mother Mari is known for her grace to cure the vision problems of Her devotees who are huge in number. Devotees stay in the temple throughout the day and apply the abishek theertha on their eyes praying for total cure. They are sure that their eyes would become bright with Her grace.
Those having no child pray to Mahamayi and tie cradles in the Mavilanga tree for child boon.
Offerings to DeityDevotees perform abishek and offer new clothes to Mother.
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